Replay: A D-FW sports chat with Rick Gosselin (8/19/13)

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Rick Gosselin joins us at 11 a.m. Monday, but ask your questions now and he will have them when he arrives. Thanks for your readership.

by SportsDayDFW8/17/2013 12:05:32 AM

Welcome back to the chat room. Interesting weekend with the Rangers losing two of three to Seattle and the Cowboys losing to Arizona. So let's get started...

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:00:08 PM

Hi Rick! Do you think people see Texas as a top 20 team simply because the Big 12 won't be that good?

by Daniel8/19/2013 4:00:09 PM

I see the Longhorns in the top 20 simply because they are Texas. There are a handful of teams -- Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, Michigan, Southern Cal -- who start every season in the Top 20 because of reputation. They remain there until the proven they are no longer worthy.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:01:31 PM

Hi Goose. Thank you for hosting today's chat. 2 preseason game played by the Cowboys. What do you like so far and what don't you like? I thought the good was David Arkin play was sound and the Defense was pretty good and the offense was pretty explosive but the 6 turnovers!

by John H8/19/2013 4:01:33 PM

I like the fact the Cowboys defense has been coming up with some takeaways -- 3 interceptions and 3 fumbles i n three games. This defense need to have a takeaway mentality for it to succeed. I don't like the fact the Cowboys are already in reverse mode with the running game. They have gone from 26 rushes in the first game to 20 in the second to 16 in the third. The more the first team offense plays, the less the Cowboys run. That's not a good sign. This offense needs some balance if it hopes to contend for a playoff spot..

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:04:43 PM

Is Mark Cuban the best salesman for an owner in the NBA to his fans? I mean we now have a championship team in waiting? No way we are higher than a 5th or 6th seed. By the in waiting is he referring to LeBron jumping on next year? That's the only way we are back in the conversation.

by Scott Pulte8/19/2013 4:05:16 PM

I don't know about the best but Cuban certainly is the ultimate salesman. He has 20,000 fans showing up every night to see a contender so Cuban is going to tell them the team the Mavericks have put together in 2013-14 can be a contender. But you say 5-6 seed. I'm thinking more 7-8 seed. Cuban needs to attract a young superstar pretty soon here if this team is ever going to rebound and become a championship contender. The best sales job he can do is put a successful team on the floor. It should be based on what I see on the floor, not what I hear from Cuban.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:07:39 PM

Any hope that Jerry Jones' handing over of the Cowboys Stadium name is the first of a few moves to relinquish some of his hold on the Cowboys?

by CV8/19/2013 4:07:42 PM

No. The money he received for the naming rights further entrenched him in his ownership.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:08:09 PM

Have you been impressed with what you've seen from Jordan Spieth?

by Mitchell8/19/2013 4:08:15 PM

How can anyone not be impressed with what we've all seen thus far from Spieth? He can become a perennial contender, a Top 10 candidate in any event he enters. And his best years are ahead of him. We are witnessing special when we watch Spieth.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:09:28 PM

How much are the Cowboys holding back on offense so far? Is there reason to hope that the running game is better than it's looked?

by Huey Duey8/19/2013 4:09:31 PM

Every team holds back in August. The offenses league-wide are as vanilla as they come. No one wants to tip their hand. But the preseason is to work on elements of your game. The Cowboys need to work on running the ball. That was the major shortcoming a year ago and despite all the talk we heard from Garrett this summer about committing to a ground game, we haven't seen it thus far. My fear is that the Cowboys will once again fall back on the arm of Tony Romo. The more he passes, the less I like the Cowboys. Too many bad decisions, too many turnovers.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:12:21 PM

Do you see the Rangers going for Bedard? Or will they do a Triple A call up and bullpen type of approach to the 5th starter position for the stretch run?

by bryan8/19/2013 4:12:25 PM

i think the Rangers would love to add a veteran to fill in as the fifth starter for the remainder of the regular season. The division is there to be won and the top of the rotation looks solid with Darvish, Holland, Garza and Perez. A veteran fifth starter could pave the way for a division title. You don't want to have to hold your breath every fifth day down the stretch. If not, the Rangers go with Blakely and a bunch of starts by committee. Bedard would be a quality addition.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:15:08 PM

Goose, how is it that the Cowboys' all time leader in tackles is not in the HOF? 5 Pro Bowls, 3 time All Pro. Darren Woodson was a great player

by Bill8/19/2013 4:15:45 PM

Cliff Harris also isn't in and he was an all-decade selection in the 1970s. Darren Woodson was not an all-decade selection. This committee does not look fondly on safeties in general. We haven't discussed a safety since 2002 and we haven't enshrined one since 1998. The last safety to play in the NFL and gain enshrinement was Ken Houston, who retired after the 1980 season. So this committee has not found a safety in the last three decades it considered worthy of induction. There were four pure safeties named to the 1980s all-decade team and not a one has ever been discussed as a finalist. There are a lot of great players waiting to get into Canton.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:18:12 PM

If I've read this correctly, Tech and TCU will not announce their QBs until gametime. Is this silly in this day and age?

by Broderick8/19/2013 4:18:17 PM

Silly. Coaches close off practices and leak very little because they want their opponents to waste practice time preparing for all options. Whatever. That gives an offense the edge for about a series.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:20:32 PM

About a year ago, during one of these chats, I asked a question to one of the writers, about correcting penalties and turnovers in training camp and the preseason. I got a snarky response about these things being fixed by having veteran players. Now, a year later, the same problems are present, and could doom a team that might otherwise have some young talent. What's the right answer here?

by Richard8/19/2013 4:21:00 PM

Every year we hear Jason Garrett say the team is making a commitment to reducing turnovers and penalties. He was even yanking entire units off the practice field when a penalty was called this summer. There needs to be greater accountability. Tony Romo committed 22 of the team's 29 turnovers last season. He needs to understand the importance of ball security. The coaches haven't been getting through to him. Maybe this year will be different. We'll see. Same with penalties. Hold players accountable. If a Demarcus Ware jumps offsides or a Tyron Smith gets called for holding, bench that player for a series. Hold the stars accountable and the rest of the team will figure it out pretty quickly.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:26:08 PM

Does the Mariners losses kill any kind of confidence for the Rangers that the eight game win streak sparked?

by Roger8/19/2013 4:26:59 PM

Not with the next three games coming up against Houston -- and the White Sox on tap for this weekend, then Seattle and Minnesota. All inferior teams, all beatable. The A's have a three-game road trip to Baltimore, a four-gamer at Detroit and a three-gamer against Tampa Bay during the next two weeks. The Rangers could put some real distance between themselves and the A's these next two weeks.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:30:27 PM

Goose, I realize the Rangers lost a lot of power with the departure of Hamilton & Napoli, and the suspension of Cruz, but don't you think guys like Andrus, Murphy, Moreland, and -lately - Kinsler have been under producing?

by O.G. Mabalzitch8/19/2013 4:30:34 PM

Agreed. This team has been relying on singles and great pitching to win games. That's why they've been so aggressive on the basepaths. They have to create runs in the absence of the big bats. Since the departure of Cruz, the Rangers have played 12 games and failed to hit a home run in eight of them. Beltre needs some help. Kinsler in the 3 hole needs to provide a little more pop and Rios has to show some muscle. Guys capable of extra base hits need to start delivering them.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:33:58 PM

Pete Rose has made getting in the Hall his primary goal since being banned from baseball. I know no one isn't really banned from football, but has there been anyway you've come in contact with who is as obsessed to get in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

by Hank8/19/2013 4:35:22 PM

Rose is baseball's all-time hits leader. That's a pretty big honor. There isn't a football player out there with that kind of credentialing that's on the outside looking in. When a Barry Sanders or a John Elway or a Jerry Rice comes up, they go in on the first ballot.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:36:02 PM

Do you see prying into Johnny Manziel's family history a little much? I can't recall going beyond a kid's parents in stories of other individuals, nor did I feel I needed to know more about a player than that.

by Gus8/19/2013 4:37:15 PM

Brad Townsend wrote a terrific story on Larry Allen and his family, his upbringing during the Hall of Fame weekend. I didn't hear anyone complaining about that one. Go into the Hall of Fame you get scrutinized. Win a Heisman, you get scrutinized. Public figures become public stories.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:39:29 PM

With the A's showing how mortal they are (especially now that Colon is on the DL for the next couple of weeks) Ranger fans should thank their lucky stars it took the Mariners half a season to find themselves because they're playing quite well.

by Worm Burner8/19/2013 4:39:34 PM

Seattle seems to dial it up for the Rangers. Darvish has had his struggles against the Mariners this season as has Nathan. Nathan has lost two games and blown only two saves all season. He blew a save versus the Mariners in May and lost to them Sunday. If you told me the Rangers were going to send Holland, Perez and Darvish out in order against the Mariners last weekend, I'd have guessed Texas would have won at least 2 out of 3 with the Perez start in question. Instead, Perez wins and Holland and Darvish don't. The Mariners have the A's now for three games. Maybe they can cause the A's the same problems.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:42:41 PM

Not counting the season ending injuries to Crawford and Albright, are any of the injuries we've seen so far worrisome?

by Richard8/19/2013 4:42:56 PM

It concerns me greatly that this defense hasn't had Jay Ratliff or Anthony Spencer for a snap this pre-season. That's half your line and that's the key element of this defense. Their absences would be worrisome. Even if they are back for the opener, are they in playing shape?

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:45:06 PM

Jim Dent was pitching his new book on the Ticket this morning. Any sports books you have enjoyed reading lately?

by Maris8/19/2013 4:45:20 PM

I'm waiting for the new Gordie Howe book to come out in September.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:46:05 PM

I'm going to assume another miserable years for the Cowboys and another head coaching change. Will JJ make yet another bone head hire for a head coach next off season?

by Brian8/19/2013 4:46:07 PM

If Jason fails, I think Jerry has to make another credibility hire. When Campo failed he brought in Parcells. If Garrett fails, I think Jerry has to hire another name coach to restore respectability and credibility to his program.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:47:27 PM

So how far do the Cowboys get if Orton starts at qb this year? Due to injury or whatever.

by MB@Denton8/19/2013 4:47:28 PM

Three teams had Orton as their starting quarterback -- Chicago, Denver and Kansas City -- and all were anxious to move on. Orton would win some games, lose some games. He'd fare about as well as Jon Kitna fared when he had to step in. In this league, if you pay a quarterback $100 million and he goes down, you go down.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:49:12 PM

Is a loss in the first round of the playoffs enough for Garrett to keep his job?

by MB@Denton8/19/2013 4:49:14 PM

I think Garrett needs to field a playoff team to stay on the job in 2014. Jerry has too many seats to fill in that football palace of his to settle for mediocrity. People want to see a winner and will pay for that privilege. What privilege is it to watch a mediocre football team?

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:50:53 PM

Do expect the Cowboys to pick up a offensive lineman either off waivers or through trade before the season begins? If so, who gets cut?

by MB@Denton8/19/2013 4:50:57 PM

I'd be surprised if the Cowboys aren't active on the waiver wire at the cutdown dates. This teams need quality and depth on both lines.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:52:23 PM

Which of these three is holding the Cowboys back the most: Jerry, Jason or Tony?

by Layne8/19/2013 4:52:25 PM

You've got the right order. One of the three now needs to come up with a solution.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:53:26 PM

Howdy Goose, Can you shed some light on what a A&M brass said about Olympians still in college are allowed to sign& sell their autographs and still remain eligible by the NCAA.

by Mike C.8/19/2013 4:53:28 PM

Too bad Manziel didn't win an Olympic gold medal instead of the Heisman. The NCAA does not run the Olympics. It does run college football.

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:54:19 PM

Jerry Jones has made numerous statements that Dallas defensive personnel are well-suited to adpating to the 4-3. Does that not indicate then that he was poorly drafting for the 3-4?

by steve r8/19/2013 4:54:20 PM

Like Mark Cuban, Jerry will say what he thinks the fans want to hear. Personnel for a 3-4 and 4-3 aren't usually as interchangeable as Jerry makes it sound. If so, you're right -- the Cowboys did a poor job stocking that 3-4 front for Rob Ryan. Then you'd have to blame the GM, not the coordinator, for the failures of the 3-4. But that's not going to happen, is it?

by Rick Gosselin8/19/2013 4:56:38 PM

That'll be it for today, folks. I enjoyed it and look forward to chatting again next Monday.